Science quiz
Leading causes of death in the United States, 2024
The CDC's ten leading causes of death for 2024, by number of deaths. Type them in any order; each one drops onto its rank.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 10 answers
- Limit
- 4:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 10
- Time limit
- 4:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name the ten leading causes of death in the US in 2024.
| Rank | Deaths | Cause |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 683,491 | Not found yet |
| 2 | 619,876 | Not found yet |
| 3 | 197,449 | Not found yet |
| 4 | 166,852 | Not found yet |
| 5 | 145,643 | Not found yet |
| Rank | Deaths | Cause |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 116,022 | Not found yet |
| 7 | 94,445 | Not found yet |
| 8 | 55,081 | Not found yet |
| 9 | 52,274 | Not found yet |
| 10 | 48,824 | Not found yet |
About this quiz
Heart disease and cancer together account for more deaths than the next eight causes combined.
- Accidents is the heading the CDC uses for unintentional injuries.
- Short forms such as COPD for chronic lower respiratory diseases are accepted.
- The CDC names the eighth cause nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis: kidney disease.
Sources
- [1]CDC National Center for Health Statistics. FastStats: Leading Causes of Death.
Note on the data. The ten causes and their numbers of deaths are the CDC's FastStats page, read on 3 October 2026, whose figures come from Mortality in the United States, 2024 (data table for figure 4). The CDC calls the eighth cause nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis; it is shown here as kidney disease and the medical names are accepted. The list is re-checked when the CDC publishes the 2025 figures.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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